What's a Whaleboat?
This is NOT a slim racing shell. Whaleboats, or "Monomoys" were used in life-saving and whaling for most of the 20th century. These open-water boats weigh about one ton and carry a crew of ten: 8 rowers, a coxswain and a bowhook.
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What's this about racing?
The Embarcadero Rowing Club has men's, women's, and co-ed teams that compete in both Spring and Fall race seasons. Courses and conditions vary from 2-minute sprints to 45-minute endurance races.
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Where do we row?
Our boat is docked most of the year on the San Francisco Bay next to the Ramp restaurant. From there, we row from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate, with the occasional stop at McCovey Cove. We also row in the SF Marina, around Alcatraz, the Oakland estuary and Lake Tahoe during race seasons.
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Who we are:
The Embarcadero Rowing Club is a non-profit organization that proudly carries on the tradition of whaleboat rowing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over a dozen whaleboat clubs form the Bay Area Whaleboat Rowing Association, which is a member of the Master's Rowing Association.
What we do:
We row year-round in the Renegade and La Sirena, 26' whaleboats. Recreational rows open to the public offer a great opportunity to learn the fundamentals of rowing with a mixture of experienced and novice rowers. We also run three racing teams with winning records and do community outreach and team-building workshops.
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